LETTER: The spiritual war

Tuesday

Mar 18, 2014 at 12:01 AMMar 18, 2014 at 10:16 AM

President Reagan often said that freedom is only a generation away from extinction. Therefore, every American has an obligation to pass on freedom to the next generation of Americans. For several generations, it seems, Americans have not fulfilled this obligation and our freedom is about to be lost and our country changed forever.

We the people have accepted and benefitted by the opportunities available to us and become busy with “getting ahead,” more wealth, comfort, entertainment, and self-gratification (as in the days of Noah perhaps). Freedom has been taken for granted, along with our belief that our representatives in high places were looking after our well-being (not their own private interests) and the well-being of the country. We have become self-centered rather than God-centered, drifted from our Christian faith and family values, and compromised our Christian principles.

We are awakening to the fact that we are rapidly becoming a Socialist country, not realizing that it was happening gradually for over 50 years. Norman Thomas, who was a Socialist Party candidate for President, said this in a 1944 speech: “The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of “liberalism,” they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation without ever knowing how it happened. I no longer need to run as a Presidential Candidate for the Socialist Party. The Democrat Party has adopted our platform.”

Many believe that our nation and the world are now involved in a spiritual war, and we are in a battle for the heart and soul of America. With the moral decay in our own country and the determination of the Muslim Brotherhood to establish Islam and Sharia Law the world over, it will certainly be a spiritual war.

The Bible (2 Chronicles 7:14) has given us the solution to heal our land, and the answer is not a political leader, but the solution begins with Christians and the church -- “my people who are called by my name.” Christians are given 4 things to do: “humble themselves,” “pray,” “seek my face,” “turn from their wicked ways.” Some will immediately think their ways are not so wicked, but when compared to the behavioral laws of the Bible, the behavior of Christians falls short. The 10 Commandments have been compromised in the thinking of Christians, for much is accepted by them today that was not accepted in any way in the 1930s and earlier. The Bible does not sanction sex except between a husband and wife. It does not allow for murder of the born or the unborn. Other commandments are compromised as well. In Matthew 5:18-19, Jesus said, “Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one title shall in no wise pass from the law till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”

This spiritual war is calling on Christians, who have failed to be “salt and light,” to examine themselves, turn from their wicked ways, pray, and have a great revival. Our most powerful weapon is prayer. We cannot be content to sit on the sidelines and hope that things will get better, but stand firm in defense of our Christian faith, the biblical family, and constitutional freedom. Most people in this country have common sense, but they have been beaten into submission by the “Politically Correct” police and are afraid to speak up. It’s time to stand up for what we believe and stop being bullied. We must challenge those who compromise their principles and stop programs that trample biblical truth. Onward Christian soldiers!

Jean Warrick

Shelby

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